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girl in yellow dress
looks like a bobblehead
sings peaches by bieber
searching for canned chow mein
half hour before closing time
face painted like clown
cute missouri girl dreaming
she’s a red balloon
being twisted tightly into hearts
by a lover’s hands
out the madhouse
man with trucker hat desires
denver omelets
light on the onions
still enjoying a fresh breath of freedom
st. joseph
loud thunder & sex screams
echo through hotel walls
three episodes into golden girls
i open my first seltzer
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About the Author: Victor Clevenger spends his days in a Madhouse and his nights writing. Selected pieces of his work have appeared in print magazines and journals around the world; it has also been nominated for the Best of the Net Anthology and the Pushcart Prize. He is the author of several collections of poetry including Sandpaper Lovin’ (Crisis Chronicles Press, 2017), A Finger in the Hornets’ Nest (Red Flag Poetry, 2018), Corned Beef Hash By Candlelight (Luchador Press, 2019), A Wildflower In Blood (Roaring Junior Press, 2020), and Mourning Eyes (Between Shadows Press, 2021). Together with American poet John Dorsey, they run River Dog. He can be reached at: crownofcrows@yahoo.com
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Image Credit: “INTERIOR VIEW LOOKING EAST – White Crystal Diner, 20 Center Avenue, Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth County, NJ ” The Library of Congress
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